Yankees now might need to get creative

11:02 PM,
Dec. 7, 2013

With the Yanks already taking the obvious steps to improve the team, a further upgrade may include dealing Brett Gardner.

Written by

Chad Jennings

Upgrade at catcher, add some rotation depth, improve in right field, build a contingency plan at shortstop, and begin to make up for the offense lost when Robinson Cano went to Seattle.

Quickly and aggressively, the Yankees have checked off those boxes, addressing some of their most glaring needs even before baseball's Winter Meetings begin Monday in Orlando, Fla. On Saturday, they officially announced their one-year deal with starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda, a much-needed reunion to add some reliability to a thin rotation. They also officially announced a seven-year deal with Jacoby ...